Paper fastener and hanger



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PAPER FASTENER AND HANGER.

Application filed July'3, 1928. Serial No. 120,331.

This invention relates to a support for cards and like sheets, and is especially adapt able for suspending cards, papers, placards, posters, and the like from wells and similar structures.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a simple, economical, and compact structure which may be detachably secured to a sheet without mutilation thereof, and which will lie flat with the sheet so as to provide an attachment member substantially flush with the sheets. Another object of this invention is the provision of a fastener which is economical in the amount of material required and in the steps necessary to its manufacture.

These objects together with other objects and corresponding accomplishments are obtained by means of the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is 7 an elevation of a fastener equipped with a prong; Fig. 2 is a section as seen upon the line 22 of Fig. 1; 3 is a section. through a wall showing'in bottom plan the fastener illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 gripping asheet and fastened to the wall;

Fig. 1 isa plan view of another form of fastener with a sheet shown mounted thereon; and Fig. 5 is a section through a pane of glass to which the fastener shown in Fig. 4

I is secured.

Referring more particularly to Figs. '1, 2, and 3, the fastener shown is preferably formed of resilient sheet metal stamped and punched in the form shown, although it may be formed of any stiff material.

The fastener is a trifucated body having outer legs 6 and 7 secured to a cross member 8. Depending from the middle of the cross member is a center leg 9. This leg is pref- 'erably relatively wide as compared with legs 6 and'7. Punched and upset from the center leg is a prong 10. This prong is pointed so that it may be used to penetrate.

a wall or like supporting object and is'in the nature of athumb tack. The wall as indicated by 11 inFig. may be of wood orlike material.

The sheet 12 is roved, woven or laced aboutthe legs being passed over the side of the center leg opposite tothe prongs and under.

the outside legs. The sheet is assumed to have suiiicient resiliency so that it will maintain itself in position. The sheet with at tached fastener may then be placed in position by-forcing theprong 10 into the wall.

Referring to Figs. 4c and 5, a fastener-is shown having outside legs 14: and 15 con nected by a cross member 16 and provided with a center leg 17. The structure is much,

the same as that shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the

prongs being omitted. In place of the prongs the center leg 18 is provided with a cementitious material-18 such as paste, one' side of the center leg being coated. The

sheet 19 is placed in position as before, with the side of the legs 17 having the cement dis posed away from the sheet 19. The adhesive is then treated so that'by pressing the fas tener against a wall, such as a pane of glass 20, it will adherethereto so as to support the sheets. 7

What I claim is i 1. A fastenerfor sheets consisting of a flat trifurcated body, the legs lying in substantially the same planes, the middle leg thereof having means thereon to secure it to a wall or like support.

' 2 A fastener for sheets comprising a flat trifurcated body, the middle leg thereof hav ing a penetrating prong projecting there-7 from for securing it to a support.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I. i

have hereunto subscribed myname this 7th day of June, 1926.

BUNTAR'O KUMAGAI- 

